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Year in Registration survey 2023 - highlights report

This paper presents highlights from our year in registration survey 2022 (formerly known as the new graduate survey), which seeks the views of those who have been HCPC-registered for a year about their education and training programme, how this prepared them to practice, and the first year in employment. 

Flowchart: the fitness to practise investigations process

If a concern is raised or referral is made about a HCPC-registered professional, our fitness to practice investigations process will begin. This flowchart summarises the steps. 

Winners of the HCPC student competition 2025 announced

Find out who won the HCPC student competition 2025, which asked students to design a learning session about speaking up and raising concerns.  

Service User Expert Advisor

Service User Expert Advisors will be engaged in an effective and targeted manner, which is reflective of the skills, expertise and experience successful candidates bring to the role

What the updated standards of proficiency mean for students

A summary of what current students will need to do to ensure they meet the updated standards of proficiency, which come into effect 1 September 2023.

Consent and confidentiality

It is important that you get the service user’s permission, or ‘consent’, before you share or disclose their information or use it for reasons which are not related to the care or services you provide for them

#myhcpcstandards: Maintaining fitness to practise

In this webinar we will explore the requirement to the requirement to look after your own health and wellbeing, ensuring you are fit to practise.

Professional bodies for clinical scientists

Professional bodies typically promote the profession, represent their members and provide curriculum frameworks, training and CPD.

Consultation on the revised Indicative Sanctions Policy

The Indicative Sanctions Policy sets out what principles Practice Committee Panels should consider when deciding what, if any, sanction should be applied to fitness to practise cases

Why employers should respond to the consultation on proposed changes to HCPC’s English language requirements

HCPC Policy Manager Tom Miller explains the proposals we are making and why it is especially important to hear from employers and managers of HCPC registrants, who have experience of how the current arrangements are working.

Registration: what you need to know as an employer

Info on joining the Register, renewals, international applicants, period of adaptation and returning to practice

Unsafe clinical practice

Case study: A biomedical scientist’s employer raised concerns following an incident where the registrant failed to follow procedure. When processing samples, the registrant failed to prevent contamination, which led to inaccurate results.

Our guidance on the use of social media

How to ensure you meet our standards by using social media effectively and sensitively